published October 16, 2010 and has No Comments
Submitted ideas for recycling vuvuzelas include (L to R) a portable water filter , a Christmas tree , and a cheese grater . Images via WoZela! . For better or worse, they provided the soundtrack to the World Cup 2010 matches in South Africa, generating an... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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published October 11, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via CP e-Waste is a difficult problem when it comes to keeping it out of waste streams. Unlike typical recycling with a blue bin offered in practically every city, e-waste can be much more of a hassle to make sure it ends up in the right place for proper recycling. But a new system in California could prove ...
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published October 11, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo: City-Data Today, president Obama resumed a push for an infrastructure package he first announced a month ago on Labor Day. The $50 billion plan, intended to strengthen American highways, railroads, and runways, would create jobs and provide much-needed repairs to the nation's transit systems. It would especially benefit the construction industry, which has been hit hard by the ...
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published October 6, 2010 and has No Comments
Image via Retrevo Retrevo.com is a great marketplace for gadgets, and it's chock full of interesting news about electronics, including our habits regarding our electronics. In a recent study, the company found that on average only 39% of Americans claim to recycle all of their old electronic devices. And that number is somewhat sketchy since many people claim to ...
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published October 1, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo Credit: ©2010Basel Action Network (BAN) This week, U.S. Representatives Gene Green and Mike Thompson introduced a new bill for e-waste legislation: Responsible Electronics Recycling Act of 2010. The bill is geared toward stopping companies from being able to export electronic waste to developing countries -- an action that is causing incredible environmental damage and harm to human health ...
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published October 1, 2010 and has No Comments
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Today on Planet 100: Obama Announces New Climate Change Strategy (Video)
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published September 17, 2010 and has No Comments
Image credit: The Humanure Handbook From high-tech urine separating toilets , through DIY humanure toilets , to peeing on your compost —TreeHugger is no stranger to the idea of recycling human excreta. Thanks to fellow TreeHugger Matthew, I've just come across a great article that offe... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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published August 23, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via orphanjones Cleveland residents are about to get an extra incentive to recycle -- if they don't, their trash bins will tattletale and they'll be slapped with a $100 fine. The city is starting a new program that features trash bins embedded with microchips. If the recycling cart isn't rolled out to the curb on a regular basis, ...
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published August 18, 2010 and has No Comments
Images via Jason Mercer via 1800recycling This art piece featuring Conan O'Brien is made with remote controls, electronic boards, cellphones and cables, among other pieces of garbage. And it is just one of a huge collection of incredibly realistic, detailed portraits made by Jason Mecier, an artist who puts a lot of stock into the potential of stuff that ...
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published August 18, 2010 and has No Comments
One of the problems of modern prefab is to find a balance between the efficiency of standard plans and the flexibility of customization. Michelle Kaufmann gives us an exclusive preview of a new concept, where you mix and match different, but standard, boxes. To use a clothing analogy, most modern prefab designs were never really "off the rack" but ...
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